Ahead of Bernanke: Cool Port Chart

By Matt Phillips

Inspired by that cool muni graphic, we’re feeling very visual today on MarketBeat. So we figured we’d post this interesting little chart of the top container ports in the world. Pretty remarkable to see the firepower of the Asia in this one. Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong rank 1, 2 and 3 respectively, by loaded and unloaded units. If you’re a real containership nerd you’ll want to take a look at the original report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Only 2 U.S. ports—Los Angeles and Long Beach—ranked among the world’s top 20 container ports as measured in TEUs, placing 16th and 18th respectively. In 2008, the Port of New York/New Jersey ranked 20th, but it fell to the 22nd position in 2009.

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